US6329808B1 - Method and system for the detection, by inductive coupling, of a load modulation signal - Google Patents
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- the present inventionrelates to electronics and, more particularly, to a system for detection of a load modulation signal by inductive coupling.
- the present inventionrelates to the reception of binary data sent by an integrated circuit with contactless operation.
- An integrated circuit with contactless operationmay include a contactless chip card, an electronic label, and an electronic token, for example.
- FIG. 1is a standard circuit diagram of a detection system 10 and a load modulation system 20 cooperating with each other by inductive coupling.
- the system 10includes an adjustable capacitor C 1 and a coil L 1 connected in series to form a resonant circuit.
- the capacitor C 1is connected by a resistor R 1 to the output of a voltage/current amplifier 1 .
- the voltage/current amplifier 1receives at an input an AC voltage V 0 having a frequency F 0 generated by an oscillator 2 .
- the voltage V 0converted into current by the amplifier 1 , forms the excitation signal for the resonant circuit L 1 C 1 having a natural frequency Fp 1 set near the excitation frequency F 0 .
- the load modulation system 20includes an antenna coil L 2 forming a resonant circuit with a capacitor C 2 having a natural frequency Fp 2 tuned to the frequency F 0 .
- the coil L 2is parallel-connected with a load modulation circuit, which in this case, is a resistor R 2 series connected with a switch Tm.
- the switch Tmis controlled by a binary signal S 1 having a carrier frequency F 1 that is to be detected by the detection system 10 .
- the load modulations applied to the coil L 2 as a function of the signal S 1effect the coil L 1 by inductive coupling.
- An AC voltage Vmhaving a frequency F 0 and modulated in amplitude and in phase is observed at the terminals of the antenna circuit L 1 C 1 .
- detection of the load modulation signal S 1is done by a phase comparator 3 receiving the voltages V 0 and Vm.
- the comparator 3delivers a voltage Vj proportional to the phase shift of these two signals.
- the voltage Vjis filtered by a bandpass filter 4 set to the carrier frequency F 1 of the signal S 1 .
- the output of the bandpass filter 4is made binary by a comparator 5 with a threshold Vref. At the output of the comparator 5 is the signal S 1 having a frequency F 1 .
- Detecting the signal S 1 by phase comparisonhas the advantage of providing a good signal-to-noise ratio, but requires the natural frequency Fp 1 of the antenna circuit L 1 C 1 to be substantially mismatched with respect to the frequency F 0 .
- the phase j of the voltage Vmis not sensitive to the load modulations when the natural frequency Fp 1 of the antenna circuit L 1 C 1 is exactly equal to the excitation frequency F 0 .
- FIG. 2shows the phase curves j of the voltage Vm as a function of the natural frequency Fp 1 for various resistance values of 0, v1, v2 for the load resistor R 2 .
- Fp 1is equal to F 0
- the phase curvesintersect at the same point and the sensitivity of the system 10 to the load modulations is zero.
- the phase jis a function of the load or load resistor R 2 .
- the natural frequency Fp 1 of the circuit L 1 C 1must be precisely adjusted by setting the capacitor C 1 , and must be regularly checked to correct any drifts of the capacitor caused by environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.) and aging.
- This constraintmakes the method undesirable for implementation in a system with limited maintenance.
- a system of limited maintenance with respect to contactless chip cardsis a contactless chip card reader located in a public place, or a station for automatic testing of contactless integrated circuits, etc.
- This second methodhas the drawback of providing a poor signal-to-noise ratio.
- the method for detection by inductive coupling of a load modulation signal received in an antenna circuitis provided by exciting a detection coil by a signal with a predetermined frequency.
- the methodfurther includes the step of comparing the phase of the excitation signal with the phase of a signal received by the antenna circuit.
- the antenna circuitdoes not form a resonant circuit near the frequency of the excitation signal, and the phase of the excitation signal is compared with the phase of the current flowing through the detection coil.
- the systemincludes a detection coil and an integrated circuit coil respectively formed by primary and secondary windings of a transformer.
- the load modulation signalis sent by an integrated circuit comprising a modulation circuit modulating the load of the coil.
- the secondary windingis connected to contacts of the integrated circuit.
- the present inventionalso relates to a system for detection by inductive coupling of a load modulation signal.
- the systemcomprises an antenna circuit including a coil, a circuit for applying to the antenna circuit an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, a phase comparator receiving at a first input the excitation signal and receiving at a second input a signal picked up in the antenna circuit, and a circuit to extract the load modulation signal from a phase signal delivered by the phase comparator.
- the antenna circuitdoes not form a resonant circuit near the frequency of the excitation signal, and the phase comparator receives at the second input a signal delivered by a detection circuit for detecting current flowing through the coil.
- the detection circuit for detecting the currentcomprises a transformer having a primary winding series-connected with the antenna coil.
- the secondary winding of the transformeris parallel-connected with a resistor to convert the current flowing through the primary winding into voltage.
- the circuit for extracting the load modulation signalincludes a bandpass filter centered on a carrier frequency of the load modulation signal.
- the present inventionalso relates to a station for the reception of data by inductive coupling and load modulation.
- the stationincludes a detection system according to the present invention for the detection of a load modulation signal, and a decoder circuit to extract data elements from the load modulation signal.
- the present inventionalso relates to a station for the testing of an integrated circuit with contactless operation using an antenna coil.
- the stationincludes a detection system according to the present invention for the detection of a load modulation signal emitted by the integrated circuit.
- the coil of the detection system and the coil of the integrated circuitare primary and secondary windings of a transformer.
- the stationincludes a decoder circuit to extract data elements from the detected load modulation signal.
- FIG. 1is a circuit diagram of a standard detection system for detecting a load modulation signal, according to the prior art
- FIG. 2is a graph representation for various load values of the phase curves of an antenna signal as a function of the resonant frequency of the antenna circuit of the detection system illustrated in FIG. 1;
- FIG. 3is a circuit diagram of a detection system receiving data elements transmitted by an integrated circuit with contactless operation, according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4is a block diagram illustrating application of the detection system of FIG. 3 for testing an integrated circuit with contactless operation before connection to an antenna coil.
- FIG. 3illustrates a system 30 for detection of a load modulation signal according to the present invention.
- the system 30includes most of the elements of the detection system 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 except for the capacitor C 1 .
- the reference numbers of these elements previously describedhave been kept the same.
- the system 30differs from that of FIG. 1 in that the antenna circuit, which includes only the coil L 1 , does not form a resonant circuit in the vicinity of the frequency F 0 of the excitation signal V 0 . Furthermore, the phase comparator 3 providing the phase signal Vj receives at an input the excitation signal V 0 , and a signal V(Im) which is the replica of the current Im flowing through the coil L 1 .
- the signal V(Im)is delivered by a current sensor 31 , which in one embodiment, is formed by a transformer having a primary winding 31 - 1 and a secondary winding 31 - 2 .
- the primary winding 31 - 1has only one turn and is series-connected with the coil L 1 .
- the secondary winding 31 - 2is parallel-connected with a current/voltage resistor Ri.
- the phase comparator 3is formed by two limiter circuits 3 - 1 , 3 - 2 whose outputs are connected to the inputs of an XOR logic gate 3 - 3 .
- the phase signal Vjis provided by the XOR logic gate 3 - 3 .
- the phase comparator 3is connected to a bandpass filter 4 followed by a comparator 5 having a threshold Vref.
- the advantage of the system 30 according to the present inventionis that it does not require the antenna circuit to be set while still providing high sensitivity of the phase signal Vj to the load modulations. This result is obtained by the combination of the two characteristics described above. That is, providing an antenna circuit that is not resonant at the frequency F 0 or at frequencies near the frequency F 0 , and performing a phase comparison based on the detection of the antenna current Im.
- FIG. 3furthermore illustrates an application of the system 30 to the reception of data elements sent by an integrated circuit IC 40 with contactless operation.
- the circuit IC 40includes an the antenna coil L 2 , the capacitor C 2 , the resistor R 2 and the load modulation switch Tm as described with reference to FIG. 1 .
- At the terminals of the antenna coil L 2is an induced AC voltage Vac having a frequency F 0 , which is a replica of the voltage Vm present at the terminals of the antenna coil L 1 .
- the integrated circuit ICfurthermore includes an encoder circuit CD, a data memory MEM, a microprocessor MP, a frequency divider circuit DIV and a diode bridge Pd arranged to rectify the voltage Vac.
- the frequency divider circuit DIVsupplies the encoder circuit CD with a clock signal extracted from the voltage Vac, and the frequency F 1 is a sub-multiple of the frequency F 0 .
- the encoder circuit CDis, for example, a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) encoder receiving digital data elements DT from the memory MEM and provides the load modulation signal S 1 having a carrier frequency F 1 .
- the rectifier Pddelivers a DC voltage Vcc providing the electrical supply of the integrated circuit IC.
- the data elements DT to be sentare inserted in encoded form into the load modulation signal S 1 .
- the output of the system 30is applied to the input of a decoder DEC, which demodulates the signal S 1 and extracts the digital data DT therefrom.
- the integrated circuit ICmay be arranged in a portable carrier such as a plastic card, a token, a label etc.
- the detection system 30forms a data reception station 50 , such as a contactless chip-card reader.
- the station 50may include a circuit for sending data elements to the integrated circuit IC, for example, by the amplitude modulation of the excitation signal V 0 .
- Such circuitsare well known to those skilled in the art, and shall not be described herein.
- the detection system according to the present inventionis designed to operate with strong inductive coupling between the coils L 1 and L 2 .
- the present inventionis thus intended for applications requiring a short distance of communication.
- contactless card readersare provided with a slot for the insertion and guidance of cards. Accordingly, readers of this kind maintain a short communication distance. The distance is in the range of about a few millimeters.
- the present inventionis also applicable to the making of a test station for the testing of a contactless integrated circuit before it is mounted on a support, and connected to an antenna coil.
- the transformerhas a primary winding forming the coil L 1 of the detection system 30 used to simulate the antenna coil L 2 of the integrated circuit.
- FIG. 4is a schematic view of a test station 60 .
- the station 60includes a transformer TR, the detection system 30 according to the invention, the decoder DEC, and a central processing unit 61 receiving the data elements DT delivered by the circuit DEC.
- the primary winding T 1 of the transformer TRforms the coil of the detection system 30 .
- the secondary winding T 2is connected by electrical wires 62 to metal tips 63 , 64 connected to a printed circuit board 65 .
- the tips 63 , 64are applied to contacts 41 , 42 of the integrated circuit IC. These tips are designed to be soldered to an antenna coil.
- the winding T 2forms a simulated antenna coil that can be used to obtain the functioning of the circuit IC and test this circuit before it is mounted onto a portable carrier and connected to an antenna coil.
- This feature of the inventionensures strong inductive coupling between the windings T 1 and T 2 and enables the making of a test station with low maintenance.
- the test stationdoes not require adjustment of the antenna circuit, which can be positioned in an integrated circuit production line.
- the integrated circuitsmay be tested while they are still in batches on a mother wafer made of silicon and before the wafer is subdivided.
- the current sensor 31can be made in various ways, such as with a precision resistor, a Hall effect sensor, etc.
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The present invention relates to electronics and, more particularly, to a system for detection of a load modulation signal by inductive coupling.
The present invention relates to the reception of binary data sent by an integrated circuit with contactless operation. An integrated circuit with contactless operation may include a contactless chip card, an electronic label, and an electronic token, for example.
FIG. 1 is a standard circuit diagram of adetection system 10 and aload modulation system 20 cooperating with each other by inductive coupling. Thesystem 10 includes an adjustable capacitor C1 and a coil L1 connected in series to form a resonant circuit. The capacitor C1 is connected by a resistor R1 to the output of a voltage/current amplifier 1. The voltage/current amplifier 1 receives at an input an AC voltage V0 having a frequency F0 generated by anoscillator 2. The voltage V0, converted into current by theamplifier 1, forms the excitation signal for the resonant circuit L1C1 having a natural frequency Fp1 set near the excitation frequency F0.
Theload modulation system 20 includes an antenna coil L2 forming a resonant circuit with a capacitor C2 having a natural frequency Fp2 tuned to the frequency F0. The coil L2 is parallel-connected with a load modulation circuit, which in this case, is a resistor R2 series connected with a switch Tm. The switch Tm is controlled by a binary signal S1 having a carrier frequency F1 that is to be detected by thedetection system 10. The load modulations applied to the coil L2 as a function of the signal S1 effect the coil L1 by inductive coupling. An AC voltage Vm having a frequency F0 and modulated in amplitude and in phase is observed at the terminals of the antenna circuit L1C1.
According to the method illustrated in FIG. 1, detection of the load modulation signal S1 is done by aphase comparator 3 receiving the voltages V0 and Vm. Thecomparator 3 delivers a voltage Vj proportional to the phase shift of these two signals. The voltage Vj is filtered by abandpass filter 4 set to the carrier frequency F1 of the signal S1. The output of thebandpass filter 4 is made binary by acomparator 5 with a threshold Vref. At the output of thecomparator 5 is the signal S1 having a frequency F1.
Detecting the signal S1 by phase comparison has the advantage of providing a good signal-to-noise ratio, but requires the natural frequency Fp1 of the antenna circuit L1C1 to be substantially mismatched with respect to the frequency F0. The phase j of the voltage Vm is not sensitive to the load modulations when the natural frequency Fp1 of the antenna circuit L1C1 is exactly equal to the excitation frequency F0.
FIG. 2 shows the phase curves j of the voltage Vm as a function of the natural frequency Fp1 for various resistance values of 0, v1, v2 for the load resistor R2. When Fp1 is equal to F0, the phase curves intersect at the same point and the sensitivity of thesystem 10 to the load modulations is zero. In setting the natural frequency Fp1 of the circuit L1C1 to a point F0′ close to F0, high sensitivity is obtained. The phase j is a function of the load or load resistor R2.
The natural frequency Fp1 of the circuit L1C1 must be precisely adjusted by setting the capacitor C1, and must be regularly checked to correct any drifts of the capacitor caused by environmental conditions (temperature, humidity, etc.) and aging. This constraint makes the method undesirable for implementation in a system with limited maintenance. For example, a system of limited maintenance with respect to contactless chip cards is a contactless chip card reader located in a public place, or a station for automatic testing of contactless integrated circuits, etc. For this reason, it is generally preferred to use a second method which includes demodulation of the amplitude of the voltage Vm at the terminals of the resonant circuit L1C1 to extract the signal S1 therefrom. This second method, however, has the drawback of providing a poor signal-to-noise ratio.
It is an object of the present invention to provide a system and a method for the detection of a load modulation by phase comparison that does not have the drawbacks of the above described method.
According to the present invention, the method for detection by inductive coupling of a load modulation signal received in an antenna circuit is provided by exciting a detection coil by a signal with a predetermined frequency. The method further includes the step of comparing the phase of the excitation signal with the phase of a signal received by the antenna circuit. The antenna circuit does not form a resonant circuit near the frequency of the excitation signal, and the phase of the excitation signal is compared with the phase of the current flowing through the detection coil.
According to one embodiment applied to the detection of a load modulation signal, the system includes a detection coil and an integrated circuit coil respectively formed by primary and secondary windings of a transformer. The load modulation signal is sent by an integrated circuit comprising a modulation circuit modulating the load of the coil. The secondary winding is connected to contacts of the integrated circuit.
The present invention also relates to a system for detection by inductive coupling of a load modulation signal. The system comprises an antenna circuit including a coil, a circuit for applying to the antenna circuit an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, a phase comparator receiving at a first input the excitation signal and receiving at a second input a signal picked up in the antenna circuit, and a circuit to extract the load modulation signal from a phase signal delivered by the phase comparator. The antenna circuit does not form a resonant circuit near the frequency of the excitation signal, and the phase comparator receives at the second input a signal delivered by a detection circuit for detecting current flowing through the coil.
According to one embodiment, the detection circuit for detecting the current comprises a transformer having a primary winding series-connected with the antenna coil. The secondary winding of the transformer is parallel-connected with a resistor to convert the current flowing through the primary winding into voltage.
According to another embodiment, the circuit for extracting the load modulation signal includes a bandpass filter centered on a carrier frequency of the load modulation signal.
The present invention also relates to a station for the reception of data by inductive coupling and load modulation. The station includes a detection system according to the present invention for the detection of a load modulation signal, and a decoder circuit to extract data elements from the load modulation signal.
The present invention also relates to a station for the testing of an integrated circuit with contactless operation using an antenna coil. The station includes a detection system according to the present invention for the detection of a load modulation signal emitted by the integrated circuit.
According to one embodiment, the coil of the detection system and the coil of the integrated circuit are primary and secondary windings of a transformer.
According to another embodiment, the station includes a decoder circuit to extract data elements from the detected load modulation signal.
These objects, characteristics and advantages of the present invention shall be explained in greater detail in the following description of an exemplary embodiment of a system of detection according to the present invention, with reference to the appended drawings, of which:
FIG. 1 is a circuit diagram of a standard detection system for detecting a load modulation signal, according to the prior art;
FIG. 2 is a graph representation for various load values of the phase curves of an antenna signal as a function of the resonant frequency of the antenna circuit of the detection system illustrated in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is a circuit diagram of a detection system receiving data elements transmitted by an integrated circuit with contactless operation, according to the present invention; and
FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating application of the detection system of FIG. 3 for testing an integrated circuit with contactless operation before connection to an antenna coil.
FIG. 3 illustrates asystem 30 for detection of a load modulation signal according to the present invention. Thesystem 30 includes most of the elements of thedetection system 10 illustrated in FIG. 1 except for the capacitor C1. The reference numbers of these elements previously described have been kept the same.
According to the present invention, thesystem 30 differs from that of FIG. 1 in that the antenna circuit, which includes only the coil L1, does not form a resonant circuit in the vicinity of the frequency F0 of the excitation signal V0. Furthermore, thephase comparator 3 providing the phase signal Vj receives at an input the excitation signal V0, and a signal V(Im) which is the replica of the current Im flowing through the coil L1. The signal V(Im) is delivered by acurrent sensor 31, which in one embodiment, is formed by a transformer having a primary winding31-1 and a secondary winding31-2. The primary winding31-1 has only one turn and is series-connected with the coil L1. The secondary winding31-2 is parallel-connected with a current/voltage resistor Ri.
Thephase comparator 3 is formed by two limiter circuits3-1,3-2 whose outputs are connected to the inputs of an XOR logic gate3-3. The phase signal Vj is provided by the XOR logic gate3-3. Thephase comparator 3 is connected to abandpass filter 4 followed by acomparator 5 having a threshold Vref.
The advantage of thesystem 30 according to the present invention is that it does not require the antenna circuit to be set while still providing high sensitivity of the phase signal Vj to the load modulations. This result is obtained by the combination of the two characteristics described above. That is, providing an antenna circuit that is not resonant at the frequency F0 or at frequencies near the frequency F0, and performing a phase comparison based on the detection of the antenna current Im.
FIG. 3 furthermore illustrates an application of thesystem 30 to the reception of data elements sent by anintegrated circuit IC 40 with contactless operation. Thecircuit IC 40 includes an the antenna coil L2, the capacitor C2, the resistor R2 and the load modulation switch Tm as described with reference to FIG.1. At the terminals of the antenna coil L2 is an induced AC voltage Vac having a frequency F0, which is a replica of the voltage Vm present at the terminals of the antenna coil L1.
The integrated circuit IC furthermore includes an encoder circuit CD, a data memory MEM, a microprocessor MP, a frequency divider circuit DIV and a diode bridge Pd arranged to rectify the voltage Vac. The frequency divider circuit DIV supplies the encoder circuit CD with a clock signal extracted from the voltage Vac, and the frequency F1 is a sub-multiple of the frequency F0. The encoder circuit CD is, for example, a binary phase-shift keying (BPSK) encoder receiving digital data elements DT from the memory MEM and provides the load modulation signal S1 having a carrier frequency F1. Finally, the rectifier Pd delivers a DC voltage Vcc providing the electrical supply of the integrated circuit IC. Thus, the data elements DT to be sent are inserted in encoded form into the load modulation signal S1. The output of thesystem 30 is applied to the input of a decoder DEC, which demodulates the signal S1 and extracts the digital data DT therefrom.
The integrated circuit IC may be arranged in a portable carrier such as a plastic card, a token, a label etc. With the decoder DEC, thedetection system 30 forms adata reception station 50, such as a contactless chip-card reader. Thestation 50 may include a circuit for sending data elements to the integrated circuit IC, for example, by the amplitude modulation of the excitation signal V0. Such circuits are well known to those skilled in the art, and shall not be described herein.
The detection system according to the present invention is designed to operate with strong inductive coupling between the coils L1 and L2. The present invention is thus intended for applications requiring a short distance of communication. For example, contactless card readers are provided with a slot for the insertion and guidance of cards. Accordingly, readers of this kind maintain a short communication distance. The distance is in the range of about a few millimeters.
The present invention is also applicable to the making of a test station for the testing of a contactless integrated circuit before it is mounted on a support, and connected to an antenna coil. According to one embodiment, the transformer has a primary winding forming the coil L1 of thedetection system 30 used to simulate the antenna coil L2 of the integrated circuit.
FIG. 4 is a schematic view of atest station 60. Thestation 60 includes a transformer TR, thedetection system 30 according to the invention, the decoder DEC, and acentral processing unit 61 receiving the data elements DT delivered by the circuit DEC. The primary winding T1 of the transformer TR forms the coil of thedetection system 30. The secondary winding T2 is connected byelectrical wires 62 tometal tips circuit board 65. Thetips contacts
This feature of the invention ensures strong inductive coupling between the windings T1 and T2 and enables the making of a test station with low maintenance. The test station does not require adjustment of the antenna circuit, which can be positioned in an integrated circuit production line. The integrated circuits may be tested while they are still in batches on a mother wafer made of silicon and before the wafer is subdivided.
It will be known by those skilled in the art that the present invention is open to various applications and embodiments. In particular, referring again to FIG. 3, thecurrent sensor 31 can be made in various ways, such as with a precision resistor, a Hall effect sensor, etc.
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1. A data reception station comprising:
a detection system for a load modulation signal comprising
an antenna circuit comprising a coil receiving the load modulation signal by inductive coupling,
an excitation circuit connected to said coil for applying an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, with said coil not forming a resonant circuit equal to or adjacent the predetermined frequency,
a current sensor connected to said coil detecting current signal flowing therein,
a phase comparator having a first input receiving the excitation signal, and a second input connected to said current sensor receiving the current signal detected by said coil,
a filter connected to said phase comparator for filtering the load modulation signal from a phase signal provided by said phase comparator, and
a decoder connected to said filter for extracting data elements from the load modulation signal.
2. A data reception station according to claim1, wherein said current sensor comprises a transformer having a primary winding series-connected with said coil.
3. A data reception station according to claim2, further comprising a resistor; and wherein a secondary winding of said transformer is parallel-connected with said resistor.
4. A data reception station according to claim1, wherein said filter comprises a bandpass filter centered on a carrier frequency of the load modulation signal.
5. A test station for testing an integrated circuit with contactless operation comprising:
an antenna circuit receiving a load modulation signal from the integrated circuit by inductive coupling;
a detection system connected to said antenna circuit comprising
an excitation circuit connected to said antenna circuit for applying an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, with said antenna circuit not forming a resonant circuit with the predetermined frequency,
a current sensor connected to said antenna circuit detecting a current signal therein,
a phase comparator having a first input receiving the excitation signal, and a second input connected to said current sensor receiving the current signal, and
a filter connected to said phase comparator for extracting the load modulation signal from a phase signal provided by said phase comparator.
6. A test station according to claim5, wherein said antenna circuit comprises a transformer having a primary winding forming an antenna for said detection system, and a secondary winding forming an antenna for the integrated circuit.
7. A test station according to claim5, further comprising a decoder circuit connected to said filter for extracting data elements from the load modulation signal.
8. A detection system for a load modulation signal comprising:
an antenna circuit comprising a coil receiving the load modulation signal by inductive coupling;
an excitation circuit connected to said coil for
applying an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, said coil not forming a resonant circuit equal to or adjacent the predetermined frequency;
a current sensor connected to said coil detecting a current signal therein;
a phase comparator having a first input receiving the excitation signal, and a second input connected to said current sensor receiving the current signal; and
an extraction circuit connected to said phase comparator for extracting the load modulation signal from a phase signal provided by said phase comparator.
9. A detection system according to claim8, wherein said current sensor comprises a transformer having a primary winding series-connected with said coil.
10. A detection system according to claim9, further comprising a resistor; and wherein a secondary winding of said transformer is parallel-connected with said resistor.
11. A detection system according to claim8, wherein said extraction circuit comprises a bandpass filter centered on a carrier frequency of the load modulation signal.
12. A detection system comprising:
an antenna circuit receiving a modulated signal by inductive coupling;
an excitation circuit connected to said antenna circuit for applying an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, said antenna circuit not forming a resonant circuit equal to or adjacent the predetermined frequency;
a current sensor connected to said antenna circuit detecting a current signal therein;
a phase comparator having a first input receiving the excitation signal, and a second input connected to said current sensor receiving the current signal; and
a filter connected to said phase comparator for extracting the modulated signal from a phase signal provided by said phase comparator.
13. A detection system according to claim12, wherein said current sensor comprises a transformer having a primary winding series-connected with said antenna circuit.
14. A detection system according to claim13, further comprising a resistor; and wherein a secondary winding of said transformer is parallel-connected with said resistor.
15. A detection system according to claim12, wherein said filter comprises a bandpass filter having a frequency range centered on a carrier frequency of the modulated signal.
16. A method for detecting a load modulation signal received in an antenna circuit by inductive coupling, the method comprising the steps of:
exciting the antenna circuit with an excitation signal having a predetermined frequency, the antenna circuit not forming a resonant circuit with the predetermined frequency;
detecting a current signal in the antenna circuit with a current sensor;
comparing a phase of the excitation signal with a phase of the current signal to provide a phase signal; and
filtering the load modulation signal from the phase signal.
17. A method according to claim16, wherein the current sensor comprises a transformer having a primary winding series-connected with the antenna circuit.
18. A method according to claim17, wherein the current sensor comprises a resistor; and wherein a secondary winding of the transformer is parallel-connected with the resistor.
19. A method according to claim16, wherein the step of filtering comprises using a bandpass filter centered on a carrier frequency of the load modulation signal.
20. A method according to claim16, wherein the antenna circuit comprises a transformer having a secondary winding connected to an integrated circuit providing the load modulation signal, and a primary winding receiving the load modulation signal by inductive coupling.
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